CITY POLICE COURT.

Evening Star, Issue 4159, 26 June 1876, Page 2

CITY POLICE COURT.

Monday, Jttnb 26. (Before Dr Niven, J.P., and A. C. Begg, Esq., J.P.)

Drunkenness. Edward Scully and Michael Sheehan, for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, were each fined sb, or twenty four hours' imprisonment. Obscene Language.—Jane Manuel, for using obscene language in a right-of-way between Walker and Stafford streets, was fined 40s, or fourteen days' imprisonment. Soliciting Prostitution.—Anne M'Ladder pleaded guilty to ihis offence, for which she was fined 40s, or in default, fourteen days' imprisonment. Thefts. —John Daniels was -charged with stealing two coats from an hotelkeeper at InvercargUl on the 9th May last. Accused pleaded guilty.— The arresting constable stated that - from information he received he arrested the accused on board the s.s. E±Sress while on her way to Dunedin.— .ceased was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.— Hugh Miller-pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a coat from the office of Mr F. Chapinin, barrister. From the evidence adduced it appeared that accused had deliberately walked into the office while Mr Chapman was out and taken the coat. He also was sentenced to two months' imprisonment.

Sly Grog Selling.—Michael Bolan was charged with selling a quantity of alcoholic liquor on the 21st June, contrary to the Licensing Ordinance. Mr F. Chapman appeared for. accused,, and pleftded not guilty.—George Bedford and William Waghorn, revenue constables, gave evidence to the effect that they had, in company with a man named Thorn, purchased, on the above date, two glasses of brandy-dash and one oiW brandy.—The defendant, who keeps a boanf ing-house in Stafford street, formerly known as the Eagle Tavern, stated that Thorn, along with the former witnesses, had come to his place and asked to* be supplied with drink ; but he refused, telling him to go to Martin's Hotel, almost opposite.—ln crossexamination, defendant admitted that he had been fined LSO on a previous occasion, for slygrog selling, but denied that there was a man now undergoing three months' imprisonment for selling grog for him.—Defendant's counsel called four young men as witnesses, who were playing cards in an adjoining room, who stated that they did not see Bolan serve any liquor to Thorn.—Mr Chapman thought that the police should have had Thorn's evidence. —Mr Mallard said his evidence was not required by the polico; but if Mr Chapman required his evidence it was his business to call him.—This closed the case, and the Court adjourned till two o'clock. On resuming, their Worships reserved judgment till the hearing of another charge against Bolan of selling 2s worth of alcoholic liquor on the same day. After hearing the evidence, which was similar to that in the pre* ceding case, the Bench considered the charges had been fully proved, and fined defendant L 25 in each case.